Published 8:35 pm, Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Halloween haunts are coming back to Coldspring as the San Jacinto County Historical Commission is hosting the annual Zombie Walk and the Haunted Jail Museum.

The Zombie Walk is a new fundraiser for the Historical Commission that was first held last year. The event involves participants lumbering through the streets of Coldspring dressed as zombies.

According to Cora Standley of the Historical Commission, the event can be done with single participants or with groups and proves to be a quick, fun event.

"It doesn't take up all day," she said. "It's fun for the kids. They get a kick out of it too."

Participants walk from the former location of the Coldspring pharmacy before circling the San Jacinto County courthouse and making their way towards the Old Jail Museum.

Anyone who chooses to participate does so with their own supplies.

"They do their own makeup," said Standley. "They come ready."

The Zombie Walk is scheduled for Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Participants can pick up applications at Paradise Gardens located on Hwy. 150 across from the San Jacinto County courthouse in Coldspring.

Admission is $5 per participant. Zombie participants are expected to meet outside of the former location of the Coldspring pharmacy at 15100 Hwy. 150 Coldspring, Texas. Those registering the day of the walk should be there early.

"They need to be there by 10:30 a.m. at the latest," said Standley.

The Haunted Jail Museum is one of the Historical Commission's largest fundraisers where the organization transforms the Old Jail Museum into a haunted house.

"Last year it did really good," said Standley, who explained that the Haunted Jail brought in an estimate of $2,000 last year. "It's one of our better fundraisers."

Scares for visitors include volunteers dressed like different monsters and animatronic tools designed to increase the scare factors.

"We're going to look and see if we can find anything real neat in the mechanical stuff," said Standley.

The event is put on by volunteers hired by the Historical Commission.

The Haunted Jail is scheduled for Oct. 20, 21, 27 and 28 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. The Historical Commission recommends parents bringing young children with them to come from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for children 12 years old and under and $10 for ages 13 and up.

For more information on the events, call Standley at 936-524-3043 before 7 p.m.

"The money goes to help maintain the historical aspect of the San Jacinto County Historical Commission," said Standley.